Sounding figure



A. WERLITZ SQUNDING FIGURE May 3, 1927.

Filed Jan. is 1927 Mar/16y.

Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

ARTHUR WERLITZ, F BERLIN, GERMANY.

SOUNDING FIGURE.

Application filed January 18, 1927, Serial No. 161,755, and in Germany August 29, 1925.

My invention relates to improvements in sounding figures, and the object of the improvements is to provide a sounding figure thebody of which ismadefrom confection such as chocolate. In sounding figures made from papier-mach the wall of the figure is provided with a hole in order that the sound produced by the instrument enclosed within the figure may be perceived, which hole 1s ordinarily covered by a suitable fabric. In sounding figures made from chocolate such a hole would be objectionable for the reasons, first, that thereby the wall of the figure would be easily injured, and second,

the figure would lose in appearance, because.

figures made from chocolate are ordinarily undressed for hygienical reasons. However, when providing the sound producing in strument within a closed body of chocolate 2 the wall of which has a thickness such as is necessary for supporting the sound producing instrument, the sound is not well perceived. I have discovered that the sound can be well perceived if only a part of the wall ismade sufficiently thick for supporting tlre'sound producing instrument, while the remaining part is made comparatively thin. Therefore, 'my improved sounding figure consists of a hollow body made from chocop late the wall of which is made different in.

thickness, one portion being comparatively thick and the other one comparatively thin.

. For the purpose of explaining the invention an example embodying the same has .35 been shown in the accompanying drawing,

in which the same letters of reference have been used in all the views to indicate corres onding parts. In said drawing ig. 1, 1s a sectional elevation of the fig- 40 ure, and

Fig. 2, is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Inthe example shown in the figures. m

improved soundlng figure consists of a ho low body a having a comparatively thin wall, which wall however is comparatively thick at one part b. To the thick portion b a sound producing instrument a of usu'al'construction is secured. As shown the said instrument consists of bellows the hinged ortion 0' 'of which carries a weighted bo y d ,tions made in separate moulds and a reed. In front of the weighted body .l there is an arm 6 by means of which the modvement of the hinged portion a is lim ite 4 v For producing a sound the figure is first held with its face downwardly, so that the portion 0' weighted body away from the fixed portion. Thereafter the figure is turned with its back downwardly, whereupon the weighted body compresses the bellows so that the air expelled from the bellows vibrates the reed. In describing the invention only a comparatively small portion of the wall is made comparatively thick. But I wish it to'be understood that I do not limit myself to this feature and that in some cases one half of the figure is made with a comparatively thick wall while the other half is made with a comparatively thin wall. Further, I do not limit myself to the form of the figure shown in the drawing, and I wish it to be understood that figures of various forms may be made in the manner indicated, which figures may be composed of two or more seeand afterwards united into a single figure.

I claim:

1. A sound formed of substantially solid walls of fragile A producin hollow figure of the bellows is retracted by its 1 edible material, said walls comprising a thick I portion for'the reception of a sound producing body and a portion of such thinness and area as will permit sound vibrations to be audibly transmitted from the interior to the exterior of said body and a sound producing body carried by within said body.

2. A sounding figure comprising a hollow body made of a chocolate containing edible material having a closed wall comprising a portion thicker than the main portion, said main portion being of sufiicient thinness to permit the audible emanation of sound from the interior to the exterior of the said body and a sound prod said body fixed to said thicker portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto 'afiix my signature.

said thick portion and ucing apparatus within 

